CN104334306A - Remote polarity detection and control for welding process - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system (10) includes a welding torch (12), a welding power supply unit (16), a remote device (24), and control circuitry (36). The welding power supply unit is configured to supply power to the welding torch. The remote device is coupled between the welding torch and the welding power supply unit. Additionally, the remote device is configured to detect a polarity of a welding operation. The control circuitry is configured to determine if the detected polarity is appropriate based on one or more welding parameters. Further, the control circuitry is configured to adjust the polarity of the welding operation.
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The cross reference of related application
The application is the title of application on June 4th, 2012 is the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/655 of " the remote polarity detection and control (Remote Polarity Detect ion and Control for Welding Process) for welding procedure ", the non-provisional application of 239, it is all incorporated in this literary composition by reference.
Background technology
The present invention relates generally to welding system, and more specifically relates to the system and method improving welding system operability.
Welding system and welding control mode are widely used in various uses.Such as, gas tungsten arc welding (TIG) technology allows to form continuous print weld seam by providing from welding torch by the welding wire of inert gas shielding.Power supply is applied to welding wire and makes circuit complete by workpiece, with maintain filler wire and workpiece electric arc thus formed desired by welding.
The proper operation of welding system can be dependent on the knowledge of operator to form suitable Electrode connection in welding system.Regrettably, incorrect Electrode connection can cause that welding quality is relatively poor and needs are done over again, because this reducing efficiency and the operability of welding system.
Summary of the invention
In a first embodiment, a kind of system comprises welding torch, source of welding current unit, remote-control device and control circuit.Source of welding current cell location is for be provided to welding torch by electric power.Remote-control device is connected between welding torch and source of welding current unit.In addition, remote-control device is configured to the polarity detecting welding operation.Control circuit is configured to determine that whether the polarity detected is suitable according to one or more welding parameter.And control circuit is configured to the polarity regulating welding operation.
In a second embodiment, a kind of method comprise detect welding operation polarity, polarity is conveyed to control circuit, and determine that whether polarity suitable according to one or more welding parameter.Detect polarity to perform by the remote-control device be located at away from welding operation power supply.If polarity is suitable, the party's rule comprises enables welding operation.But if polarity is improper, the party's rule comprises the one or more output parameter of adjustment.
In the third embodiment, a kind of system comprises testing circuit and control circuit.Testing circuit is arranged in the remote location of welding operation and is configured to detect the polarity of welding operation.Control circuit is configured to and testing circuit communication.In addition, control circuit is configured to determine that whether polarity is suitable according to one or more welding parameter.
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Various feature of the present invention, situation and advantage will be better understood after describing in detail below reading with reference to accompanying drawing, and wherein same Reference numeral represents identical parts in the accompanying drawings all the time, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of welding system embodiment, and this welding system comprises the remote-control device being configured to detect welding operation polarity;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the welding system embodiment of Fig. 1, and it illustrates the communication between remote-control device and welding resource;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of welding system embodiment, and it illustrates the remote-control device of the Fig. 1 be in the welding rod welding procedure adopting positive polarity;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of welding system embodiment, and it illustrates the remote-control device of the Fig. 1 be in the welding rod welding procedure adopting negative polarity;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of welding system embodiment, and it illustrates the remote-control device of the Fig. 1 be in the TIG welding procedure adopting negative polarity;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of welding system embodiment, and it illustrates and is in the TIG welding procedure adopting positive polarity or the remote-control device adopting the Fig. 1 in the welding rod welding procedure of unexpected negative polarity;
Fig. 7 is the front view being in the remote-control device in the welding rod welding procedure adopting positive polarity corresponding to Fig. 3;
Fig. 8 is the front view being in the remote-control device in the welding rod welding procedure adopting negative polarity corresponding to Fig. 4;
Fig. 9 is the front view being in the remote-control device in the TIG welding procedure adopting negative polarity corresponding to Fig. 5;
Figure 10 is the front view being in the employing TIG welding procedure of positive polarity or the remote-control device in being in the welding rod welding procedure adopting unexpected negative polarity corresponding to Fig. 6; And
Figure 11 is the flow chart of an embodiment of the method detecting, pass on and control weld polarity.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention relates to the system and method for the polarity of remote detection welding operation.Generally speaking, the efficiency of welding operation can be subject to the impact of welding electrode to the connection of power supply.If welding electrode malunion is (such as, if one of welding electrode does not connect, or the polarity of welding electrode does anti-) really, so welding operation can be adversely affected.Therefore, the polarity of welding electrode is desirably corrected to improve the efficiency of welding operation.But power supply may away from welding operation, and to change welding electrode be time-consuming in operator artificially.Therefore, remote-control device can be provided to provide in the position close to welding operation and to detect and correct polarity.The signal transmission of operating parameter that limits welding operation from this signal of this power delivery, can be referred to as Long-distance Control to power supply by this remote-control device usually.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 shows exemplary welding system 10, and it comprises welding torch 12 and workpiece 14.Power supply 16 comprises multiple binding post 18, and it can hold one or more welding electrode to form circuit thus to be convenient to welding operation.As shown in the figure, power supply is provided to welding torch 12 by welding torch cable 20 by power supply 16.Welding torch cable 20 is connected to one of binding post 18 (such as, positive terminal).In addition, working cable 22 is connected to one of binding post 18 (such as, negative terminal, or the binding post contrary with the binding post being connected to welding torch cable 20) and workpiece 14 by fixture 26.Welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 are at power supply 16, form closed circuit between welding torch 12 and workpiece 14.This circuit can produce relatively a large amount of heat, causes workpiece 14 to be converted to molten condition, thus is convenient to welding operation.But, if cable 20,22 is connected to the binding post 18 (such as, cable 20,22 are connected to contrary binding post 18) of power supply 16 undeservedly, so welding operation then relative inefficiencies.
The connection of welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 to binding post 18 can limit the polarity (such as, positive polarity or negative polarity) of welding operation usually.Exchange welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 can polarity (such as, positive polarity is become negative polarity, vice versa).Different welding procedures is more efficient by specific polarity.Such as, welding rod welding implements (such as, direct current electrode positive, or DCEP) by positive polarity usually.On the other hand, TIG welding implements (such as, direct current electrode negative, or DCEN) by negative polarity usually.When the polarity of welding operation is incorrect, operator artificially exchanges cable 20,22 by consuming time.In some welding system, cable 20,22 possibility hundreds of feets are long, and power supply 16 may away from welding operation.
Therefore, desirably adopt the remote-control device 24 be arranged in close to the distant location of welding torch 12 to detect, pass on and/or control polarity, below will describe in detail.As shown in Figure 1, remote-control device 24 be independently, mancarried device, it is connected to welding torch cable 20 between power supply 16 and welding torch 12.Remote-control device 24 is connected in line with welding torch cable 20 and is powered by welding torch cable 20.Work induction line 25 is connected to remote-control device 24 and workpiece 14, even if it is in the idle situation of welding torch 12, remote-control device 24 also can be made to receive electric power and detect polarity.More specifically, work induction line 25 closed from power supply 16 to remote-control device 24, workpiece 14 turn back to the circuit of power supply 16, thus can polarity be detected.
As described in more detail below, remote-control device 24 comprises display screen and controlling feature, and it is substantially similar to display screen on power supply 16 and controlling feature.More specifically, remote-control device 24 comprises the display screen for showing welding operation current strength, and comprise controlling feature, its for increasing or reduce welding operation current strength, switch between welding rod welding with TIG welding operation (or welding procedure of other types), and the type etc. of welding electrode is set.In other words, remote-control device 24 comprises the function similar to power supply 16, for showing and regulate the welding parameter of welding operation.
As shown in the figure, power supply 16 comprises control circuit 36, and this control circuit 36 comprises memory unit 40 successively, in order to stored program instructions, software program and historical data etc.Such as, in other information, memory unit 40 can store various types of welding procedure and its preferred weld polarity (such as, DCEP or DCEN).Except the treating apparatus of other types, control circuit 36 also comprises the treating apparatus controlling welding system 10, such as processor 42.Particularly, processor 42 can perform the software instruction be stored in memory 40, to control the polarity of welding operation.
Control circuit 36 is configured to control power supply 16 according to the polarity of welding operation.Such as, if the polarity of welding operation is improper, control circuit 36 can aut sign with polarity.For this reason, in certain embodiments, power supply 16 can comprise polarity reversal switch, and control circuit 36 can send signal to open or close these switches.In certain embodiments, the polarity putting upside down welding operation uses the interface 44 of power supply 16 or the interface of remote-control device 24 by operator and starts.
Interface 44 can comprise input unit, such as keyboard, light pen, button, dial, or the Physical interaction with interface 44 is converted to any type of converter that the signal of telecommunication inputs.In certain embodiments, interface 44 also can comprise display screen with display graphics, button, icon, text, window, and the similar features of information about welding system 10.Such as, user interface 44 can show the information of the figure instruction of welding parameter, the state of display instruction welding system 10, or both display.In addition, interface 44 can at cable 20,22 true with power supply 16 malunion time warn operator.Such as, cable 20, the polarity of 22 can be reversed.Interface 44 can show information (such as, " inspection polarity ") to warn this incorrect connection of operator, and to the measure of operator's suggestion corrections, further describes as follows.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of Fig. 1 welding system 10, and it illustrates the communication between remote-control device 24 and power supply 16.As shown in the figure, power supply 16 comprises interface 44 and control circuit 36.Power supply 16 also comprises I/O (I/O) interface 46, and it is configured to and remote-control device 24 communication.As shown in Figure 2, in certain embodiments, I/O interface 46 can adopt wireless telecommunications (such as, wireless signal 48,50) and remote-control device 24 communication.But in other embodiments, I/O interface 46 adopts welding cable communication (WCC) and remote-control device 24 communication by welding torch cable 20.As another example, in certain embodiments, wire communication is provided by communication cable 52.Interface 44, control circuit 36 and I/O interface 46 are linked together, so that operator can start the polarity putting upside down welding operation.
As shown in the figure, remote-control device 24 also comprises interface 45.As mentioned above, in certain embodiments, the interface 44,45 of power supply 16 and remote-control device 24 can be substantially similar, and each interface 44,45 can allow operator can start the polarity putting upside down welding operation.As mentioned above, welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 can hundreds of feet long, and make remote-control device 24 can improve the operability of welding system 10 close to welding torch 12.
Remote-control device 24 also comprises the I/O interface 54 being communicatively attached to power supply 16.I/O interface 54 can adopt wireless connections, WCC by welding torch cable 20, communication cable 52 or the mode of its combination and I/O interface 46 communication of power supply 16.Remote-control device 24 also comprises testing circuit 56.Testing circuit 56 is configured to the polarity detecting welding operation.In certain embodiments, testing circuit 56 comprises memory unit 58, with stored program instructions, software program and historical data etc.Except other treating apparatus, testing circuit 56 also comprises the treating apparatus of the polarity determining welding system 10, such as processor 60.Particularly, processor 60 can perform and be stored in software instruction in memory unit 58 to detect the polarity of welding operation.As shown in the figure, the interface 45 of remote-control device 24, testing circuit 56 and I/O interface 54 are linked together, can detect the polarity of welding operation.
Testing circuit is configured to the polarity detecting welding operation, and by I/O interface 46,54 (signal 48,50), polarity information is conveyed to the control circuit 36 of power supply 16.When the control circuit 36 of power supply 16 receives polarity information, the parameter of the welding system 10 that control circuit 36 can be arranged according to the interface 45 at the interface 44 or remote-control device 24 that adopt power supply 16 determines that whether polarity is suitable.These parameters can comprise the type (such as, welding rod welds, TIG welds or the welding procedure of other types) of welding procedure, and can by operator by interface 44, any one input in 45.If improper for the polarity of the given parameters of welding system 10, so control circuit 36 can send a signal to the interface 44 of power supply 16, and this can cause interface 44 to show and show the inappropriate information of polarity (such as, " inspection polarity ").Signal is also sent to the interface 45 of remote-control device 24 by control circuit 36 by I/O interface 46,54.Thus, the interface 45 of remote-control device 24 also can show and show the inappropriate information of polarity (such as, " inspection polarity ").Therefore, control and testing circuit 36,56 can communication with one another so that operation interface 44,45 can show identical information and substantially synchronized with each other.
Control circuit 36 can change according to the type of welding procedure for the response of improper polarity.Such as, when the polarity for welding rod welding procedure is contrary, control circuit 36 can make interface 44,45 display information (such as, " inspection polarity ") and/or light warning lamp to show contrary polarity.It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that and desirably operate welding rod welding procedure with contrary polarity (DCEN).But when the polarity for TIG welding procedure is contrary, control circuit 36 may forbid welding operation after a time delay.The weld seam of the relative mistake that the tungsten, the needs that pollute can be caused to do over again with contrary polar operation TIG welding procedure, and other ill effects.In certain embodiments, time delay can between about 0.1 to 1 second, between about 0.2 to 0.9 second, or between about 0.3 to 0.8 second.Detection and control circuit 36,56 will further illustrate in following Fig. 3-6 for the response of various welding procedure and weld polarity.These responses only illustrate with exemplary forms, are intended to be not limited to this example.
In the aforementioned embodiment, the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 detects polarity and polarity is conveyed to the control circuit 36 of power supply 16, it determines that whether polarity is suitable, and in certain embodiments, if polarity is improper, forbid welding operation (welding such as, by forbidding power supply 16 exports).But in certain embodiments, these functions can differently distribute to circuit 36,56.Such as, the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 can be detected polarity, receive the welding parameter inputted by interface 44,45, and determines polarity whether suitable (such as, replacing by the control circuit 36 of power supply 16 to determine that whether polarity is suitable).In this embodiment, signal can be sent to interface 44,45 so that display shows that polarity is inappropriate information by testing circuit 56.In addition, in certain embodiments, testing circuit 56 remotely forbids welding operation (welding such as, by forbidding power supply 16 exports) by relay or other power electronic elements.In other words, in certain embodiments, the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 can exercise the effect of the control circuit about polarity controlling power supply 16 and remote-control device 24.In addition or alternately, to control and testing circuit 36,56 can detect polarity together and determine that whether polarity is suitable together.Such as, in this embodiment, only determine that polarity is improper when both control circuit 36 and testing circuit 56 simultaneously and make, could determine that polarity is improper.
Fig. 3-6 is schematic diagrames that welding system 10 uses the different welding procedures adopting opposed polarity.Fig. 7-10 illustrates the interface 45 of the remote-control device 24 of the embodiment of each welding system 10 shown in Fig. 3-6 respectively.Equally, during Fig. 7-10 each provides different welding procedure in Fig. 3-6 and opposed polarity, the more detailed view at the interface 45 of remote-control device 24.As mentioned above, the interface 44 of power supply 16 and the interface 45 of remote-control device 24 substantially similar.Equally, it should be understood that the interface 45 of the remote-control device 24 shown in Fig. 7-10 is substantially similar to the interface 44 of power supply 16, and identical with it in certain embodiments.Therefore, remote-control device 24 and power supply 16 have welding parameter display and the welding parameter adjustment feature of basic simlarity.
Particularly, as is seen in figs 7-10, the interface 45 (and interface 44 of power supply 16) of remote-control device 24 comprises: LED display 62, for by the information displaying of welding system 10 to operator; Welding rod welding procedure button 64 and TIG welding procedure button 66, it is used between welding rod welding and TIG welding procedure and switches welding procedure; Adjustable parameter controlling feature 68, for regulating the welding parameter of welding procedure, such as current strength; Button electrode 70, for switching between electrode type; Concealed button 72, can be used for various difference in functionality; And the button 74 (in use button) in using.As shown in the figure, adjustable parameter controlling functions 68 can take the form reducing button and increase button, and it is respectively used to reduce or increase welding parameter.Such as, but in other embodiments, adjustable parameter controlling functions 68 can be any other adjustment form, knob, slide block etc.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of welding system 10, and it illustrates the remote-control device 24 be in the welding rod welding procedure adopting positive polarity (such as, DCEP).For clarity sake, some parts, such as I/O interface 46,54 and communication cable 52, not shown.Welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 are connected to the binding post 18 of power supply 16, are just to make the polarity of welding operation.Testing circuit 56 detects positive polarity and positive polarity is conveyed to control circuit 36 (such as, by I/O interface 46,54).Because welding rod welding is implemented with the form of DCEP, usually so the LED display 62 at interface 44,45 does not show error message or opening warn lamp.On the contrary, as shown in the figure, interface 44, the LED display 62 of 45 shows welding parameter (such as, flowing through cable 20, the current strength of 22).
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of welding system 10, and it illustrates the remote-control device 24 be in the welding rod welding procedure adopting negative polarity (such as, DCEN).Equally, for clarity sake, some element is not shown.It is negative that welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 are connected to power supply 16 to make the polarity of welding operation.Testing circuit 56 detects negative polarity and negative polarity is conveyed to control circuit 36 (such as, by I/O interface 46,54).Because welding rod welding is implemented with the form of DCEP, usually so warning lamp can be lighted to show negative polarity in interface 44,45.Such as, shown in as more clear in Fig. 8, when select welding rod welding procedure by welding rod welding procedure button 64 and cable 20,22 be connected to power supply 16 thus the polarity of welding operation for time negative, DCEN welding rod welding negative polarity indicator 76 can be lit.
Because operator wishes to use the welding rod welding procedure adopting negative polarity, so the LED display 62 at interface 44,45 does not show error message or opening warn lamp really.On the contrary, as shown in the figure, interface 44, the LED display 62 of 45 shows welding parameter (such as, flowing through cable 20, the current strength of 22).But in certain embodiments, the control circuit 36 of power supply 16 can forbid welding operation, until operator takes corrective action, such as disconnect and correctly reconnect cable 20,22, DCEN welding rod negative polarity indicator 76 will no longer be lit when the time comes.This can reduce the possibility that the inappropriate polarity of use carries out welding, and also can improve the operability of welding system 10.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of welding system 10, and it illustrates the remote-control device 24 be in the TIG welding procedure adopting negative polarity (such as, DCEN).Equally, for clarity sake, some element is not shown.Welding torch cable 20 and working cable are connected to power supply 16 and make the polarity of welding operation be negative.Testing circuit 56 detects negative polarity and negative polarity is conveyed to control circuit 36 (such as, by I/O interface 46,54).Because TIG welding can perform with the form of DCEN, usually so the LED display 62 at interface 44,45 does not show error message or lights warning lamp.On the contrary, as shown in the figure, interface 44, the LED display 62 of 45 shows welding parameter (such as, flowing through cable 20, the current strength of 22).
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of welding system 10, and it illustrates the remote-control device 24 in the TIG welding procedure adopting positive polarity (such as, DCEP).Equally, for clarity sake, some element is not shown.The binding post 18 that welding torch cable 20 and working cable 22 are connected to power supply 16 makes the polarity of welding operation just be.Testing circuit 56 detects positive polarity and positive polarity is conveyed to control circuit 36 (such as, by I/O interface 46,54).Because TIG welding can complete with the form of DCEN, usually so the LED display 62 at interface 44,45 can be lighted warning lamp and show error message (such as, " inspection polarity ") to indicate positive polarity.In addition, different from the confirmation received simply from operator, such as welding rod welding, control circuit 36 can forbid welding operation until cable 20,22 is reversed, be otherwise corrected by the polarity reversal switch of interface 44,45 activating power 16 or polarity.In certain embodiments, any welding procedure with incorrect polarity caused due to the cable put upside down is all disabled, therefore needs according to welding procedure exact connect ion cable 20,22.Therefore, there is Check up polarity and also can still have at cable 20 with the welding system 10 putting upside down function, the ability that before 22 correctly connections, forbidding welding exports.This can reduce and carry out the possibility of welding with inappropriate polarity, and can improve the operability of welding system 10.In certain embodiments, even if when the input not from operator, control circuit 36 also automatically can correct polarity.Therefore, by circuit 36,56 and the logic that performs can specific to realization (implementation-specific), and also different between each embodiment according to the type of welding procedure.
Use welding rod welding procedure and TIG welding procedure although described herein, to detection, the reception and registration of weld polarity and control also can execution in other welding procedures (such as metal pole gas shielded arc welding (GMAW), metal-noble gas protection weldering (MIG), metal active gas protection weldering (MAG) and self-shield fluxed-cored welding connect (FCAW-S) etc.).As mentioned above, the prioritizing selection for DCEP or DCEN can be different according to every type of welding procedure, and control circuit 36 or testing circuit 56 also different for the response of improper polarity.
Figure 11 is the flow chart of method 78 embodiment, and method 78 is for detecting, passing on and control weld polarity to improve the operability of welding operation.According to welding torch cable 20 and the connection between working cable 22 and power supply 16, the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 can detect the polarity of (square frame 80) welding operation away from power supply 16.Such as, the detection (square frame 80) of polarity can comprise respond to each binding post 18 voltage, flow through cable 20, the electric current of 22, or induction both.It may be favourable for adopting voltage to carry out Check up polarity, because it makes to carry out polarity monitoring in open electric circuit become possibility.In addition or alternately, it also may be favourable for adopting both voltage and currents to carry out Check up polarity (square frame 80), because it makes to carry out Check up polarity in short circuit become possibility.
Then, polarity information passes on (square frame 82) to the control circuit 36 of power supply 16 by I/O interface 46,54 by testing circuit 56.Control circuit 36 can receiving polarity information, and determine that whether (determining frame 84) polarity is suitable according to one or more welding parameter.Equally, in certain embodiments, also can determine that whether (determining frame 84) polarity is suitable by the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 according to one or more welding parameter, or jointly be determined (determining frame 84) by control and testing circuit 36,56.Whether suitable in order to determine (determining frame 84) polarity, control circuit 36 and/or testing circuit 56 can adopt the input from operator, the type of this input and welding procedure (such as, welding rod welds, TIG welds or the other types of welding procedure) relevant, also relevant with the general preferred polarity (such as, DCEP or DCEN) for welding procedure type.
If polarity is determined (determining frame 84) for suitable, so control circuit 36 makes (square frame 86) welding operation start or continue.But, if polarity is determined that (determining frame 84) is for improper, so output parameter of control circuit 36 adjustable (square frame 88) welding system 10.Output parameter can comprise information on the LED display 62 being presented at interface 44,45, at interface 44, light the information of warning lamp (such as, DCEN welding rod welding negative polarity indicator 76), or comprise the two on 45.In addition, (square frame 88) output parameter is regulated can to comprise forbidding welding operation, until operator confirms improper polarity or takes corrective action to correct inappropriate polarity.Forbidding welding operation can perform after time delay (such as, 0.25 second).In addition, in certain embodiments, (square frame 88) output parameter is regulated also can be included in the polarity automatically putting upside down welding operation when not having operator to input.
Equally, that the control circuit 36 of power supply 16 performs and enables or disables (square frame 86) welding operation (such as although described herein, the welding being enabled or disabled power supply 16 to welding torch 12 by remote-control device 24 is exported) and regulation output parameter (square frame 88), but in certain embodiments, the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 can perform these method steps at least in part.Such as, the welding that the testing circuit 56 of remote-control device 24 remotely can enable or disable power supply 16 exports, and can remotely regulate be presented at power supply 16 interface 44 on or the output parameter that is presented on its oneself interface 45.
Although only illustrate features more of the present invention and describe herein, for a person skilled in the art, multiple improvement and change can be carried out.Therefore should be appreciated that, appending claims attempt cover all fall within connotation of the present invention this type of improve and change.
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1. a system, comprising:
Welding torch;
Source of welding current unit, is configured to electric power to be provided to described welding torch;
Remote-control device, is connected between described welding torch and described source of welding current unit, and is configured to the polarity detecting welding operation; And
Control circuit, is configured to determine whether described polarity is suitable according to one or more welding parameter and the polarity regulating described welding operation.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein said remote-control device comprises testing circuit, and described testing circuit is configured to the polarity detecting described welding operation.
3. system according to claim 2, wherein said remote-control device is configured to adopt welding cable communication (WCC), wireless telecommunications, wire communication or its mode combined that described polarity is conveyed to described control circuit.
4. system according to claim 1, wherein said remote-control device comprises user interface, and described user interface is configured to display information and enables user regulate the welding parameter of described welding operation.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein said user interface is configured to when described polarity is improper, display error message or display warning lamp.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein said control circuit is configured to, when described polarity is improper, forbid described welding operation after a time delay.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein said control circuit is configured to after forbidding welding operation before, again enable welding operation in response to the input of operator.
8. system according to claim 1, wherein said control circuit is configured to automatically regulate described polarity according to described one or more welding parameter.
9. system according to claim 1, wherein said one or more welding parameter comprises the type of welding procedure.
10. system according to claim 1, wherein said source of welding current unit comprises described control circuit.
11. systems according to claim 1, wherein said remote-control device comprises described control circuit.
12. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:
The polarity of welding operation is detected by the remote-control device be set to away from the power supply of welding operation;
Described polarity is conveyed to control circuit;
Determine that whether described polarity is suitable according to one or more welding parameter;
Described welding operation is enabled when described polarity is suitable; And
When described polarity does not conform to the one or more output parameter of timely adjustment.
13. methods according to claim 12, comprise and adopt welding cable communication (WCC), wireless telecommunications, wire communication or its mode combined that described polarity is conveyed to described control circuit.
According to the type of welding procedure, 14. methods according to claim 12, wherein determine that whether described polarity is suitable.
15. methods according to claim 12, wherein regulate described one or more output parameter to comprise and show error message or warning lamp when described polarity is improper.
16. methods according to claim 12, wherein regulate described one or more output parameter to comprise and forbid described welding operation after a time delay when described polarity is improper.
17. methods according to claim 12, wherein regulate described one or more output parameter to comprise and automatically put upside down described polarity when described polarity is improper.
18. 1 kinds of systems, comprising:
Testing circuit, is arranged in the remote location of welding operation and is configured to detect the polarity of welding operation; And
Control circuit, is configured to described testing circuit communication and determines that whether described polarity is suitable according to one or more welding parameter.
19. systems according to claim 18, comprise remote-control device, it is configured to be connected between welding torch and source of welding current unit, and power supply is provided to described welding torch by described remote-control device by described source of welding current unit, and wherein said remote-control device comprises described testing circuit and described control circuit.
20. systems according to claim 18, comprising:
Source of welding current unit, is configured to electric power to be provided to welding torch, and wherein said source of welding current unit comprises described control circuit; And
Remote-control device, be configured to be connected between described source of welding current unit and described welding torch, wherein said remote-control device comprises described testing circuit.
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